It is pertinent to mention that the IPL 2019 could be held in South Africa or in UAE due to the general elections in the country and some franchises are unhappy with the timing of IPL auction 2019. “We wanted the auction to be conducted after the venue is known so that we could have chosen our players accordingly but the BCCI has its own timelines to follow,” a franchise official was quoted as saying by Mumbai Mirror.

In view of the World Cup, chances are most of the overseas players will be unavailable towards the last leg of the IPL 2019, particularly playoffs and final. Though there is no official confirmation regarding the same. It will be interesting to see whether cricket boards will allow their contracted players to play the IPL 2019 till the end or not.